What a wonderful visit with Kathy, Matt, Delaney, and (I can't remember) the son. Here is a picture taken in their back yard. It's amazing how people who have never met before can spend an afternoon chatting and be totally comfortable. Kathy and I have a lot in common with our craft/miniature interest.
And unfortunately, we have another common interest and that is cancer treatments and how this horrid disease affects families physically, emotionally and financially. That is why we were so drawn to do something for them. Because so many people helped my son and his family when their Braeden was so sick with cancer, I feel like it now is my job to "pay ahead" to other hurting families. Also, AWARENESS is a big thing for these families.
We were comparing situations about when Pete got layed off and Social Security kicked in. We were allowed to collect both completely. But Matt being on disability, is not allowed to earn a penny even if he felt well enough or he will lose the disability qualification. He has to wait 2 years to qualify for Medicare. It's so sad to hear that they have to choose between paying for Cobra and losing their home. There just doesn't seem to be any help out there for them financially.
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Here is Kathy's pond. I couldn't get a good picture of it because of the layout. It is a little curved and the water is nice and clear. She has several fish, including one huuuuuge white Koi----was it Opal. I bet it is around 30" long. Looked like a submarine down there.
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Got home last night. The day was so cloudy, breezy and cool, it didn't feel like much fun to be finding places to walk with the dog.
After a fine visit with Kathy and her family, we stopped to visit Pete's nephew and his family. We sat and watched the ( is it grand or great?) nephew whose in 5th grade practice football until I started to shake, I was so cold.
Here is the picture Kathy tried to post.